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Writing Assignment 6: Application Paper: "What Makes a Top 100 Hospital"

Student Resources

Visit the Thomson Reuters “100 Top Hospitals” website and review the following:

The 15 Top Health Systems study: These elite organizations demonstrate high quality outcomes on key measures of clinical quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.

TOP HEALTH SYSTEMS TOP NATIONAL HOSPITALS TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS RESEARCH FINDINGS ORDER REPORTS NEWS & EVENTS ABOUT THE 100 TOP HOSPITALS PROGRAM

Also, refer to:

Williams & Torrens. (2008), Page 312 (Table 14.1): Taxonomy of Quality Improvement Strategies with Examples

Other possible resources are:

Leapfrog. (2012). Patient Safety Ratings. Hospital Specific.

CMS. (2012). Hospital Outcome of Care Measures. Hospital Specific.

Other: Any other resources you can find! Remember to cite all sources, including your hospital website in APA formatting.

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References (for citation):

CMS. (2012). Hospital outcome of care measures. Retrieved from http://data.medicare.gov/dataset/Hospital-Outcome-Of-Care-Measures/f24z-mvb9

The Leapfrog Group. (2011). Patient Safety Ratings. Retrieved from http://www.leapfroggroup.org/cp

Thomson Reuters. (2012) 100 top hospitals. Retrieved from http://www.100tophospitals.com/

Williams, S. J., & Torrens, P. R. (2008). Introduction to health services. (7th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.